Radical Health ND

“Today I behold all of the abundance that surrounds me”

Seeing so much marketing around resets and detoxes with the new year . It’s kind of frustrating that the fad diets get off on the word detox and give it a negative connotation. Detoxing isn’t meant to be something you do for 4 days and then go back to whatever habits to had before . Detoxing is a constant need for our body. Something we should be supporting daily . Especially now that we have so many added toxins to our environment . Our bodies are resilient but also need to be listened to and supported. Our main detox channels are lymph , skin (sweat) , GI (including liver) , kidneys , and lungs . Some of my favorite ways to support detox is through eating tons of vegetables for beneficial fiber , drinking broths to nourish the GI tract , coffee enemas to support sluggishness in the liver and gallbladder , doing dry brushing , rebounding or other movement for lymph movement , hot yoga to sweat , sauna , alternating hot and cold showers/ hydrotherapy, using a Nebulizer with glutathione for the lungs , hydrating properly , using binders , and getting good sleep at night because that is the time we detox the most . Its part of a balanced lifestyle that should be incorporated long term not just some marketing ploy for the New Years to be done heavy for a couple weeks and then forgotten about til next year. It’s also super important to start slow for some people especially if they haven’t really supported detox channels before bc it can mobilize some ISH and you should have all the channels open before you start pulling shit out from the deep.

“I am good enough.”

Xenoestrogens are things in our environment that act like hormones in our body . Examples of xenoestrogens are hormones from meats that are raised conventionally , fragrance (perfume) , and pesticides and then shit we have less control over like pollutants in the air etc. so avoid where you can . Still enjoy life but limit exposure . Our liver is the main route of xenoestrogen “clearance” . Some symptoms of estrogen dominance which is often caused by a limited ability for the body to clear xenoestrogens is painful periods , migraines , sore breasts and hormonal acne . Cruciferous vegetables, seed cycling and supporting detox / limiting exposure are so great ways to mitigate .

I’ve officially turned 30 . Whatever . Cheers to a new decade . To the year I become a doctor . To the year of the magical mind and weddings galore . Cheers to my 20s . That was a lot of fucking fun . With a lot of grief mixed in and a lot of hard lessons learned . Cheers to the number 3 . We’ve been best friends but are officially a lot closer . Cheers to travel and loved ones . Cheers to self growth and recognizing we’re also perfect just the way we are . Cheers to soaking in every little moment . Savoring it . Because time picks up and life flies by and the best way I’ve found to appreciate it is to notice the surroundings through the senses and sink in. Feeling stupid grateful and kyarn loving for life .

Sitting in salyulita . Massive waves .. so much force behind the water . Went for a hike refreshing to be surrounded by green . Hear Drums . Motos. Whistles . People speaking Spanish . People speaking English . See lights . Shadows of flags on a surf mural . Lingua de suergas. Little berries on the tree in front of me . Fronds . Purple lights . Hammocks . People walking down below . Some stars poking through. Smell salty air . That might actually be someone’s fart . Taste carajillo . Feel my seat under my booty . Toasty skin . Air on my skin .

Tips for winter blues .. take vitamin D daily . Take tubs . Have green plants in your space . Stick your face in the sun every chance you get . Find movement . Happy lights can help . Dress warm . Cold plunge once a month . Take a trip somewhere warm if you can . stay hydrated and get enough sleep . Eat whole foods . Hug more . Get fresh air daily . Work with St John’s wort – it can interact with some medications so double check that it’s safe but this herb is known as the sunshine on a cloudy day plant and is an effective anti depressant.

Feeling incredibly thankful for my loom ladies lately . always . But especially lately . A loom is a group of women supporting each other’s dreams . It started in Canada as a way for women to support other women to take the steps needed to leave abusive relationships . As bitcoin is the “broconomy” looms are like a wise woman economy . You work through the elements to burn fear (fire) , learn to use your voice (wind) , ground into earth and receive, flow and expand as water . We meet around the new moon monthly to check in and set intention of what we would like to release and what we are calling in for the next lunar cycle . More often than not there is a cohesiveness to the themes of the group for that moon which continually humbles and reminds me that we are not alone . The intentions that I have seen manifest has been mind blowing . I love to have a ceremony of calling in and burning on my own but it feels so much more powerful and effective when we come together in that way . Especially as women . So many of us were taught to be competitive and that to “win” the others must “lose” . Fuck that. When we build each other up we all get lifted higher . Sending this love for sisterhood out times infinity . Thankful for each of you .

Ever feel like you’re doing everything in a rush ? Getting ready , eating , driving , even going somewhere to have fun .. even when you’re in a space that’s supposed to be relaxing like the beach or at a yoga class .. there’s a hustle in between and it’s hard to sink in and fully enjoy it before moving onto the next thing . I’ve been feeling this lately big time . What’s been helping is when I recognize it I stop , I smile , I say thank you , I take a deeeeeep breath and pause with eyes shut and the move forward slower and with more intention and awareness. It feels like when the water kicks the sand up and everything is dusty but then after taking a deep breath it settles . Falling back down to the earth . One breath at a time . Doing this everywhere I go and feeling a lot more present and a lot less stressed . A deep breath and some gratitude goes a long way .

Back on the hunt for a new apartment .. this last one didn’t last long . Hoping to find a spot with a tub . I miss a tub .

Pain . Resentment . Frustration . Rage . Grief . Sadness . Anger . Disappointment . All lessons .

“Everything I desire , is within me”

Deleted social media from my phone .. life flows SO much more naturally this way . I’ve been SO much more focused and creative and productive all day and my brain feels SO much more clear. I think our nervous systems need pauses between things .. a time when we normally hop on our phones .. instead taking a moment to notice surroundings and let the dust settle . Very thankful for this reminder and encouraging anyone that can to try it . There’s just constant micro decisions to make and opinions to create and with the pause it reminds us we’re safe and reduces the overwhelm .

In what ways do you self soothe? Who/what taught you to do this? I was talking to my therapist the other day about emotional regulation . When you’re upset as a kid it’s ideal that someone older than you soothes you with a regulated nervous system and teaches you how to downshift yours in the process . Life isn’t always ideal though. Sometimes we were met with anger or frustration sometimes we weren’t seen or heard or soothed at all . So we learned coping strategies . Substance , external validation , shopping , exercise , making sure people around us are okay , food , art , music , the list goes on .. the common thread being that they are outside of ourselves . Looking for something to make us feel better because we never fully learned how to do that for ourselves . Noticing that in myself today . Woke up with the blues .. maybe I just need a drink? Maybe I’ll microdose today.. maybe I’ll smoke a joint and listen to some music and clean the house .. I laid there for a while .. thinking what can I have to make myself feel better .. instead of just being with it . Discomfort doesn’t always have to be such a bad thing . Maybe it’s part of growing pains . Everything we feel is valid . Pause and thank it .

Infinitely grateful for nature my family and my closest friends .

Herbs in a bowl .. with steaming water and affirmations . We are safe . We are safe . We are safe .

Filling the cup . Self care . Why does taking care of your needs so often lend to selfishness and guilt ? Here to encourage people to take care of themselves and lean into listening to their needs so they can collect stones before handing them out until the bag is empty while still being tugged at .

The tides have been swinging extremes lately . Feeling that internally too some days more than others .. trusting the process . Patience is a virtue .